National Science Foundation Office of International ...Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) Overview of Programs Regional Grants Conference Tampa, Florida October

National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationOffice of International Science and Engineering Office of International Science and Engineering

(OISE) (OISE) Overview of ProgramsOverview of Programs

Regional Grants ConferenceTampa, Florida

October 10-11, 2005

Harold StolbergOffice of International Science and Engineering

[email protected]

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NSF’s MissionNSF’s MissionEnabling the Nation’s future through discovery, learning, and innovation

– The NSF Strategic Goals relate to:

People—Diverse, intellectually competitive and globally engaged

Ideas—Discovery across frontiers, connected to learning, innovation and service to societyTools—Broadly accessible, state-of-the-art and shared research and education tools

Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)

NEW!!!

NSF Organizational ChartNSF Organizational Chart

NSF’s International ActivitiesNSF’s International Activities

International activities are a key part of NSF’s mission.

“Discovery is a global enterprise. For the U.S. to remain in the forefront of world science and technology, it needs scientists and engineers from all disciplines who can operate and lead international teams and track international discoveries in some of the most challenging research areas.”

• NSF Director Arden Bement

OISE Regional ClustersOISE Regional Clusters

Africa, Near East, and South AsiaThe Americas (including Canada )East Asia and PacificEurope and EurasiaGlobal Initiatives

But more and more proposals are global in scope!

Types of OISE FundingTypes of OISE Funding

Planning Visits and Workshops

Partnerships for International Research and Education Developing Global Scientists and Engineers

Co-funding and Supplements

MAJOR CHANGE: International collaborative research proposals go directly to appropriate NSF Research Directorate

Planning VisitsPlanning Visits

Support travel of U.S. investigator to plan collaboration

Short duration; usually one or two weeks

Travel to field sites is allowable

Need CV and letter from counterpart scientist indicating interest in collaboration

www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04035/nsf04035.htm

WorkshopsWorkshops

Co-organized by U.S. & foreign investigatorGrants support U.S. participantsIdentify areas of joint researchStimulate future collaborative proposalsInclude junior researchers: graduate students, postdoctoral researchersMay be held in United States or foreign countryhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04035/nsf04035.htm

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04035/nsf04035.htm

Examples of Recent WorkshopsExamples of Recent Workshops

Geographic Information Systems and Urbanization on Six Arid Africa Cities, Dakar, SenegalExploring Collaborations in Science and Mathematics, Japan-U.S.Ecology of infectious diseases – RussiaNanotechnology: Tools and Instruments for Research and Manufacturing, Grenoble, France. 4th

Joint NSF-European CommunityNew Trends in Cooperative Game Theory-Mexico






Partnerships for International Partnerships for International Research and EducationResearch and Education

Pilot OISE program, 12 awards starting Fall 05Larger awards, up to $500K/year for 5 yearsResearch focus with essential international partnerIntegrate institutional resources (e.g., cultural and language training, IT)Involve junior researchers and scientists in international collaborationAnother potential round of proposals in FY07






Developing Global Scientists and Developing Global Scientists and EngineersEngineers

OISE supports many programs tointernationalize the next generation of scientistsand engineers

Postdoctoral Researchers

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Support for Postdoctoral Support for Postdoctoral ResearchersResearchers

Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes

International Research Fellowship Program

Disciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships (e.g., BIO, Physics)

Participation in planning visits and workshops

PanPan--American Advanced Studies American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) ObjectivesInstitutes (PASI) Objectives

Offer advanced training in topics of current research activity Proposed and organized by US PIs in collaboration with scientists from other countriesAcquaint promising US young investigators with peers in the Hemisphere Promote cooperation among senior and junior scientists from the Americas Partnership with DOE, MPS, ENG, and BIO


Support for Postdoctoral Support for Postdoctoral ResearchersResearchers

Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes

International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)

Disciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships (e.g., BIO, Physics)

Participation in planning visits and workshops

OISE program designed to introduce young scientists to international research Science and engineering establishments in foreign countriesTenures of 9 to 24 monthsNext deadline: October 11, 2005; second Tuesday in September for next yearApplications from women and minorities and for work in developing countries are especially encouraged.




Graduate Students


Support for Graduate StudentsSupport for Graduate StudentsPan-American Advanced Studies Institutes

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

Dissertation Enhancement Awards

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

Graduate Research Fellowships

Participation in planning visits, workshops, and center-to-center linkages

2006June-August

Graduate Research Summer Institutes

Become an internationally experienced researcher. Spend eight weeks conducting research and experiencing life in:

Australia, China, Japan, Korea or Taiwan

Application deadline: December 13, 2005

www.nsf.gov/eapsi

Sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation

For U.S. Graduate Students in:

email: [email protected]

• Biological Sciences• Computer and Information Science and Engineering• Education and Human Resources• Engineering• Geosciences• Mathematical and Physical Sciences• Polar Research• Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Dissertation Enhancement Dissertation Enhancement ResearchResearch

OISE support for doctoral student research in a foreign country

Must be collaborative, with evidence of intellectual involvement of foreign institution

Faculty mentor is PI on proposal

Support is typically for one year or less

If NSF disciplinary program supports dissertation enhancement, proposals should be submitted there


Integrative Graduate Education Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship and Research Traineeship (IGERT)(IGERT)

Foundation-wide program of institutional awards to support graduate research fellowships

Multidisciplinary, problem-oriented focus

Strong encouragement and OISE support for international collaborations, including sending US students abroad

www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12759&org=DGE&from=home




Graduate Students


Support for Undergraduate Support for Undergraduate StudentsStudentsInternational Research Experiences for Students

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) -sites and supplements

OISE resource of value to any project taking undergraduates abroad:

“Looking Beyond the Borders: A Project Director’s Handbook of Best Practices for International Research Experience for Undergraduates”

www.nsftokyo.org/REU/index.html

International Research International Research Experiences for StudentsExperiences for Students

OISE program to support international research experiences for small groups of undergraduates and/or graduate students

Students have mentored research experience, with intellectual collaboration with foreign scientists and/or students


International REU ActivitiesInternational REU Activities

REU is an NSF-wide programThere are many international REU sites that provide extended international research experiences for undergraduate studentsREU supplements can add undergraduates to a research project with an international dimension






OISE and Research DirectoratesOISE and Research Directorates

Work closely together closely toIdentify international research & education prioritiesIdentify new international co-funding opportunitiesProvide each other reviewersCo-fund strong international collaborations

Research Directorate Support for Research Directorate Support for International ActivitiesInternational Activities

The majority of funding for international activities comes from awards made by the research directoratesNSF supports expenses of US scientists and students (limited support possible for foreign counterparts in developing countries)OISE can co-fund these projects if there is intellectual collaboration on a new project that involves junior US researchers or scientistsContact programs and OISE about submitting proposals

OISE Supplements to NSF OISE Supplements to NSF AwardsAwards

OISE can co-fund a request for supplemental funding that adds or strengthens the international dimensions of a projectResearch-related activity (e.g., research awards, workshops, REU’s, centers, planning visits) Intellectual collaboration and mutual benefit requiredSupport for junior faculty & students a priorityPI should consult NSF disciplinary program director or OISE program manager with regional expertise

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National Science Foundation Office of International ...Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) Overview of Programs Regional Grants Conference Tampa, Florida October